by Matthew Allison | Oct 26, 2025 | Asia
Into Kalimantan Searching for Wild Orangutans in Kutai National Park Crossing Into Indonesian Borneo October 2025: At the end of our week-long trip through Borneo—which began in the Mulu Caves World Heritage Area—we wrapped up the journey with three days in Indonesian...
by Matthew Allison | Oct 25, 2025 | Asia
Exploring Mulu Caves National Park, Malaysia October 2025: A Long-Awaited Journey into Borneo’s Subterranean World The Trip That Almost Didn’t Happen Going to Mulu Caves World Heritage Reserve was a long-awaited dream finally realized. I had originally booked this...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 14, 2025 | Asia
Why I Traveled to Northern Laos Seeking the Last Traditional Hill Tribes A Lifelong Fascination with Remote Cultures One of my biggest motivations for travel has always been the chance to encounter unique tribal communities, especially those still living in...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 11, 2025 | Asia
Last Stop Chiang Mai: A Reunion in Thailand’s Northern Heart Temples, Street Food, and a Final Night with an Old Friend Thailand is a country I’ve visited no less than six times over the past 30 years, and I’ve always enjoyed my time there. I’ve spent over a week in...
by Matthew Allison | Apr 11, 2025 | Asia
Saigon Stopover: A Night in Vietnam’s Wartime Capital Exploring a Legendary Journalist Hotel and the Cu Chi Vietcong Tunnels en Route to Laos As part of a longer 10-day journey to trek through remote hill tribe villages in northern Laos, my friend Sterling and I made...
by Matthew Allison | Nov 1, 2023 | Asia
Exploring the Cold War Legacy: A Journey to the Polygon, Kazakhstan In November 2023, I traveled to Northeast Kazakhstan for a week, drawn by my fascination with the Soviet era. Kazakhstan was once part of the USSR, and few places embody the Cold War’s tensions and...
